Washing appliance



( N. S ANDHOLM.

'WASHING APPLlANCE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 16. 1921.

' 42 0 Patented Aug. 22, 1922.

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1', NEZTJSON SANJDHGEM, @E DENVER, COLORADO, ASEIGNOR Tfi THE NEVER SCRATCH AUTO WASHER COMPANY, OF DENVER, COLORADO, A CORPURA.

TION OF COLORADO.

WASHING APPLIANCE.

L4L26Efi Application filed June 16,

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, OSCAR NELSON SAND- HoLM, a citizen of the United States, residing at'Denver, in the county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Washing Appliances, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to washing appliances and pertains particularly to a fountain type appliance for use in washing vehicle and automobile bodies.

One object of the invention is to provide a simple construction by which a sponge or other relatively soft cleaner member may be secured to the handle or pipe through which the cleaning water is supplied.

Another object of the invention is to provide a fastening for the sponge or cleaner member which securely holds this member in position, and which will be formed of material which will not scratch the finish of the article on which it is used, and which preferably is capable of absorbing water.

Another object of the invention is to provide a conveniently located valve and valve handle, capable of manipulation by the fingers of the hand of the operator which engage the handle portion of the appliance. The valve includes a discharge nozzle which is adapted to project. a stream of water directly on the surface which is undergoing the cleaning treatment.

T he above and other features of the invention, and the advantages of such features, are described and claimed in the following specification and claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 represents a top plan view of an appliance including a sponge, a handle grip portion, a valve and nozzle between the handle and the sponge, and a hose connection to that end of the handle opposite to the sponge;

Fig. Qrepresents a vertical section through the appliance illustrated in Fig. 1. and showin the central bore of the tube;

3 is a central sectional view through the discharge nozzle and three way valve located between the handle and the sponge; and

Fig. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion of the sponge shown in Fig. 2, illustrating the position of the fastening cords embedded.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Ailinga 22 1922.. 1921. Serial No. 478,047.

in the spon e and assin throu tions in the tube. p g gh perm Referring in detail to the construction illustrated, 1 represents a sponge or other relatively soft cleaner member, preferably capable of absorbing water, which may be formed of one or more parts mounted on and covering a relatively stiff tube 2. This I tube is preferably a metal tube which has one portion adjacent the end flattened as indicated at 2*, and the sponge completely covers this flattened portion. A handle grip portion 3 is fitted over the tube 2 and is positioned relatively close to the sponge so as to provide a' convenient and compact device. At the opposite end of the tube 2 and on a portion thereof indicated at 2*, extending beyond the handle 3, a supply hose is attached as will be described. Referring again to the mounting of the sponge on the tube portion 2 this flattened portion is provided with a serles of perforations extending from one side through to the opposite side of the tube, theseperforations being indicated at 2. The sponge is held in position by fibrous cord 4: which is sewed through the sponge and passed through the openings 2 and back through the sponge. The view in Fig. 4 shows the manner in which the fastening cord 4 is embedded in the sponge and the relative size of the cord with respect to the size of the openings. When the cord is thus sewed through the sponge and through the openings in the tube and pulled tight, the sponge is very securely mounted on the flattened portion of the tube, the cord becoming embedded in the sponge. The extreme end of the flattened portion 2 is closed by any suitable means. and a satisfactory method is to simply press the extreme end of the tube into a flattened tip. Solder could be applied if desirable to effect a positive closure. A protective tip 5 of rubber or other soft material may be fitted over the extreme end of the tube to remove chance of scratching in case the end of the tube should project through the sponge.

A. supply hose 6 is secured to the end portion 2* by means of a clamping wire 7, and a protective ring of rubber or other nonscratching material is preferably fitted over the wire 7 as indicated at 8.

The flushing stream of water is provided by the valve and discharge nozzle located between the handle 3 and the sponge 1. The valve is formed in the valve casing 2 having the laterally projecting discharge nozzle 2".

'Rotatably ositioned within the casing 2 is the rotatab e valve plug 9 having an opening therethrough 9, and a second opening 9 extending at right-angles to the opening 9". A handle 9 projects upwardly for manipulation by the operator. The opening 9 is normally in alignment with the bore of the tube 2 when supply liquidis directed to the sponge. The opening 9 may be brought into alignment with the discharge nozzle as 1ndicated in Fig. 3, or it may be brought into alignment with the bore of the tube 2, as may be desired.

In the normal operation of the appliance water from a supply hose is led into the tube 2 through the hose 6 and oozes out through thesponge by passing through the holes 2, and in this action, both the sponge and the fastening cord absorb the constant supply of fresh water and become soft, and at the same time the movement of water from the interior to the exterior of the sponge serves to keep the sponge clean. The three way valve is so located that it may be controlled by the thumb or one finger of the hand which is' supporting the handle, and it is therefore possible to control the fiow of water as needed and manipulate the appliance with one hand, and at the same time,

use the other hand for other" cleaning or washing operation. The valve may entirely shut off the water from the sponge and project a stream of water laterally from the nozzle 2 to. flush the surface which is being cleaned. In the position of the valve shown in Fig. 3', water may be projected .through the sponge and also from the discharge nozzle at one and the same time.

The valve casing 2 may be formed integrally with the tube 2 or may be mounted in alignment with the tube 2 by any convenient soldering or brazing operation. Cloth cleaning members may be substituted for the sponge member 1, and various forms of fastening cord may be used. This appliance is peculiar in that it utilizes the openings in the tube for the discharge of water and for the fastening means. This mounting of the fastening means through the'openings for the discharge of'water from the tube, to= gether with the flattened form-of the tube, serves to provide a relatively firm mounting for the sponge and to diminish any tendency for the spongeto turn on the tube.

I claim:

1. A washing appliance comprising a relatively stifl" tube having a series of perforations therethrough a relatively soft cleaner member mounted on said tube and covering the end thereof and said series of perfora tions, and fastening means engagin said cleaner member and passing throug said perforations of said tube and securing said cleaner member on said tube.

. 2. A washing appliance comprising a relatively stiff tube provided with a pair of diametrically arranged' perforations, a cleaner member covering the end of said tube and said perforations, fastening means passing through said perforations and engaging said cleaner member and securing the same on said tub'e, and a hose connected to the end of said tube opposite to said cleanermember.

3. A washin appliance comprising a relatively stiff tu e slightly flattened and having a series of perforations therethrough, a relatively soft cleaner member mounted on said tube and covering the end thereof and said series of perforations, and fastening means engaging said cleaner member and passing through said perforations of said tube and securing said cleaner member on said tube.

4. A washing appliance comprising arelativelystiff tube having a series of perforations therethrough, a relatively soft cleaner member mounted on said tube and covering the end thereof and said series of perforations, a soft protective tip covering the end of said tube within said cleaner member, and fastening means engaging said cleaner member and passing through said perforations and the said tube and securing said cleaner member on said tube.

- 5, A washing appliance comprising a relatively stiff tube, a relatively soft cleaner member mounted on saidtube, a handle grip portion on said tube positioned relatively close to said cleaner member, a valve device on said tube located between said cleaner member and said grip portion, and a later ally projecting lever for manipulating said valve device said valve device being adapted to discharge a stream of water ally therefrom and to control such flowand the flow of liquid through said cleaner member. 7

6. A washing appliance comprising a relatively stiff tube, a relatively soft cleanerr member mounted on said tube, a handle grip portion on said tube positioned relatively close to said cleaner member, and a valve device on said tube located between said cleaner member and said grip portion, said device comprising a laterally projecting nozzle, a three Way valve for regulatingthe flow of liquid from said nozzle and to said cleaner member, and a laterally projecting lever for manipulating said valve.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

OSCAR NELSON SANDHOLM.

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